A day before the 14th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, a New York City photographer captured a brilliant rainbow that, from his vantage point, seemed to end at the Freedom Tower, the building that now rises from the World Trade Center site.

Ben Sturner, 39, CEO and founder of Leverage Agency in Manhattan, said he was home Thursday morning before work when he looked across the East River from his Queens apartment and saw the rainbow. He immediately pulled out his iPhone and snapped the picture.

"I'm lucky enough to have an apartment with a terrace, and I went out this morning and saw the rainbow," Sturner told The Oregonian/OregonLive on Thursday afternoon, in what he said was his first media interview.

"And I don't know if it was just a coincidence or what, but it's the day before Sept. 11, and it just appeared there at the Freedom Tower."

[&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="//storify.com/Oregonian/photo-shows-rainbow-ending-at-world-trade-center-s" target="_blank"&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;View the story "A 9/11 rainbow: The World Trade Center picture you must see to believe" on Storify&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;]&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;h1&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;A 9/11 rainbow: The World Trade Center picture you must see to believe&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/h1&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;h2&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;New York City resident Ben Sturner snaps a photo of a rainbow seemingly ending on the Freedom Tower, the World Trade Center site, a day before the 14th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/h2&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Storified by &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="https://storify.com/Oregonian"&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;The Oregonian&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;middot; Thu, Sep 10 2015 21:55:01
&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Amazing NYC Rainbow today. Originating from #worldtradecenter the day before #911 http://t.co/TophkKhqbrBen Sturner&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;#x201C;It&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;#x2019;s a very rare view because there&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;#x2019;s nothing in front of me, and I just had a good shot and took it,&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;#x201D; said the Long Island City resident. &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Memorials and tributes are scheduled Friday throughout New York City &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;#x2013; and across the country.&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Others captured the rainbow over the city as well, though none with quite the pot of gold as Sturner&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;apos;s.&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Wow! Another inspiring shot CREDIT Tim Rice @flowkradd #nyc #rainbow #neverforget http://t.co/9pdBihlgC1Amy Freeze&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;RT @NYCDailyPics Double #rainbow graces the skies over #NYC this morning.#newyork #NYC photo by @isardasorensen http://t.co/dsZacBgfRVHotel Belleclaire&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Double Rainbow Appears Over Midtown During This Morning's Light Rainstorm http://t.co/H0TVEcwaHF http://t.co/pPIKNtpAWBViewing NYC&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;#Rainbow #Empire
#LucaMarfePhotography #Photography #NewYork #NewYorkCity #NYC #NY #Manhattan #Now @EmpireStateBldg http://t.co/7rTfZkheX7Luca Marfe&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Sturner, CEO and founder of Leverage Agency, a sports and entertainment marketing firm in Manhattan, said he took his 1-year-old son out to see the rainbow.&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;#x201C;He had a good look, and a smile.&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;#x201D;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Others on social media offered appreciation for him sharing the moment.&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;#x201C;I got some tweets that said, &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;#x2018;I really needed that, thanks for sharing.&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;#x2019; That&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;#x2019;s the way it should be.&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;#x201D;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;-- Andre Meunier&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;